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Supreme Court Suggests Linking Unpaid Traffic Challans to Electricity Bills
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CNBC Awaaz•29-09-2026, 13:30
Supreme Court Suggests Linking Unpaid Traffic Challans to Electricity Bills
- •Supreme Court suggested linking unpaid traffic challans to electricity bills for recovery.
- •Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K.V. Viswanathan heard a petition on electronic traffic violations and fine recovery.
- •Approximately ₹45,000 crore in e-challans are outstanding, with ₹25,000 crore already recovered.
- •Court also suggested seizing vehicles with outstanding challans and conducting sudden checks.
- •Other suggestions include suspending driving licenses and restricting vehicle-related services like PUC certificates.
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The Supreme Court suggested that outstanding traffic e-challan fines could be linked to electricity bills, meaning defaulters would have to clear their dues or risk power disconnection.
Authorities informed the court that there are approximately Rs 45,000 crore in outstanding e-challan fines across states and union territories, out of which about Rs 25,000 crore has been successfully recovered.
The court discussed suspending driving licenses, restricting the renewal of vehicle registrations, withholding fitness and PUC certificates, and blacklisting defaulting vehicles on the Parivahan portal.
